Nov. 19, 2016, 2:05 p.m.

A top U.S. military official in consideration to be Donald Trump's director of national intelligence has been recommended to be removed from his command in the Obama administration.

The recommendation to relieve Adm. Michael S. Rogers from his post as head of the National Security Agency was made to the White House last month by Defense Secretary Ashton Carter and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, according to U.S. officials, who were not authorized to speak publicly on the matter.

Carter and Clapper have been critical of Rogers' performance at the NSA, particularly after the agency came under fire in October when a contractor was found with a trove of sensitive digital files related to its surveillance programs. The incident took place only three years after Edward Snowden distributed more than 1 million classified documents about the agency's secret surveillance programs.

President Obama, continuing what has become a tour of explanation through Europe and now South America, advised people around the world not to prejudge President-elect Donald Trump.

"I think it will be important for everybody around the world to not make immediate judgments, but give this new president-elect a chance," Obama said at a town hall-style event with young Latin American leaders here.

The president, in responding to a question about the state of democracy in the region, said that open and transparent governments like America's "can be frustrating."

President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday met with an eclectic mix of potential Cabinet picks, including high-profile Republican foe Mitt Romney, while also launching a Twitter storm boasting about settling his multi-million dollar Trump University lawsuit and criticizing the cast of the hit Broadway musical "Hamilton" for lecturing his vice president-elect about “American values.”

When not taking to Twitter, Trump spent the afternoon ensconced in his posh golf club in Bedminster, N.J., where the high-profile guests who paraded through included Romney, a former GOP presidential candidate Trump is believed to be considering for secretary of State. Also getting face-time with Trump on Saturday were Michelle Rhee, the firebrand California education activist and nemesis of teachers unions, who is a contender for the post of Education secretary. The meetings are scheduled to continue Sunday.

The most anticipated sit-down involved Romney, who during the campaign was sharply critical of the president-elect’s character and policy positions. The former governor shook hands with Trump when he arrived at Trump National Golf Club and told reporters 90 minutes later that the pair spoke about U.S. interests around the globe.

Nov. 19, 2016, 9:19 a.m.

President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday demanded an apology from the "Hamilton" cast member who gave Mike Pence an onstage earful about equality.

Actor Brandon Victor Dixon told the Republican vice president-elect after the curtain call Friday night that the Broadway hit's multiracial and multicultural cast is concerned about the incoming Trump administration.

"We, sir, we are the diverse America who are alarmed and anxious that your new administration will not protect us, our planet, our children, our parents, or defend us and uphold our inalienable rights," said Dixon, who plays Aaron Burr, the nation's third vice president. "We truly hope this show has inspired you to uphold our American values and work on behalf of all of us. All of us."

The hip-hop musical about one of the country's founding fathers, with its multicultural cast and tale of immigrant pride, has been a favorite of liberals. One of its songs was first performed at the White House when creator Lin-Manuel Miranda was a guest of President Obama.

Nov. 18, 2016, 4:18 p.m.

The French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, famous for its provocative cartoons, has a new target: Donald Trump.

The latest cover of the publication shows a black-suited, grinning Trump holding a woman between her legs and dangling her upside down. “Should we give him the nuclear button?” the caption asks.

Trump won no favors with Charlie Hebdo, which specializes in targeting world political and religious leaders, after he suggested in a series of tweets that France’s strict gun laws enabled the 2015 attack on its offices by two Islamic extremists who killed 12 people. The attack was retaliation for publishing caricatures of the prophet Muhammad.

Nov. 18, 2016, 9:19 a.m.

You thought Kanye West would stay quiet about the election? You thought wrong. (Seriously, if you did take that bet? Lousy odds, kids. Bad move.)

Yeezy cut loose at the San Jose stop of his Saint Pablo Tour on Thursday night, revealing he would have gone against his wife's endorsement of Hillary Clinton and picked the president-elect -- if he'd voted at all.

"I told you I didn't vote ... but if I would've voted, I would've voted on Trump," he said, earning a chorus of boos and a wee smattering of support. According to the San Jose Mercury News, folks threw things at him -- hats, shoes, T-shirts -- and complained that he talked too much during the show.

Nov. 18, 2016, 9:17 a.m.

Japanese American community activists have long expressed concern about the treatment of Muslims in America, particularly since the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Some see parallels between the fear and anger sometimes directed at Muslims and the way their families and ancestors were treated during World War II. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

Japanese American community activists have long expressed concern about the treatment of Muslims in the U.S., particularly since the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Some see parallels between the fear and anger sometimes directed at Muslims and the way their families and ancestors were treated during World War II.

Their anxiety was heightened this week when a supporter of President-elect Donald Trump told Fox News’ Megyn Kelly that creating a national registration list for immigrants from Muslim countries would pass constitutional muster, citing the Japanese internment as a precedent.

Nov. 18, 2016, 9:13 a.m.

Richard Spencer is the chairman of the National Policy Institute, a prominent alt-right organization. (Joshua Roberts / For the Los Angeles Times)

As he watched the news of the presidential election in the last week, Kory Duquette became increasingly agitated. Pundits were blaming a “whitelash” for Donald Trump’s win and called it a massive exercise of angry white ballot power.

Civil rights groups said the president-elect’s victory has inspired dozens of attacks on blacks, Latinos and Muslims by people who shared Trump’s suspicions about immigrants. Commentators said that in his quest for a win, Trump pandered to America’s darkest racist impulses.

Duquette, a 37-year-old Trump supporter from Alabama, was ready to fight back.

Nov. 18, 2016, 9:11 a.m.

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick of Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) as attorney general was greeted Friday with wariness by advocates for overhauling the criminal justice system, a cause increasingly embraced by conservatives in recent years.

Sessions, a former federal prosecutor, is one of a handful of GOP senators blocking a bipartisan bill to loosen sentencing rules for low-level offenders.

“Is he going to be a challenge on sentencing reform? Of course,” said Holly Harris, executive director of the U.S. Justice Action Network, a coalition of conservative and liberal groups backing criminal justice reform.